Just in case you didn’t know, my critique partner K.M. (Katie) Weiland’s book Outlining Your Novel: Map your way to success is now a course for the Writer’s Digest University!

Katie’s book takes you through the details of plotting your work, but allows you to determine how much or little of her suggestions to tailor to your own style. The book is great, but the wonder of the course is having the opportunity to actually interact and learn first-hand.

Seating is limited, so act soon! If you’re serious about your writing career, if you want to begin looking at yourself as a professional writer who knows the craft, you’ll look into this ~~~

The Outlining Your Novel workshop is now up and running on the Writer’s Digest University site. Only 15 “seats” open for this first session (running October 18-December 13), so grab ’em while they’re hot!

About the Workshop

Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly used, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal. With the help of the book Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M. Weiland, you will learn how to choose the right type of outline for you, brainstorm plot ideas, and discover your characters.

Course Structure:
This workshop will consist of eight one-week sessions. Each session will include an online lecture, along with various reading assignments, research projects, and a writing assignment that will be submitted to the instructor for private review. Student work will also be posted for group review and feedback. Throughout the workshop you will be able to participate in asynchronous lecture discussion and you’re encouraged to take advantage of ongoing informal discussions and posted self-directed writing exercises.

In this online writing course you will learn:

How to structure your novel’s scenes

How to create, format, and use an outline to write a novel

The benefits of outlining

The common misconceptions of outlining

Who should take this course:

First-time novelists who have never created a novel outline before

Fiction writers who want to know what type of outline works best for their individual style

Beginner writers who are interested in using an outline to develop their plotlines, characters, or overall story